Sorry - old message that randomly popped up in my email! Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 23, 2017, at 10:53 AM, jonathandly...@gmail.com wrote: > > The "do" command converts text into a command. Like this: > > Put "answer 5" into tcommand > Do tcommand > > This is useful in some situations, but usually it is more efficient to just > say: > > Answer 5 > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 10, 2017, at 11:23 AM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> I wrote this explanation a long time ago for someone else: >> http://www.hyperactivesw.com/resources_function.html >> >> Also, in your command handler example, you don't need "do" which adds >> unnecessary overhead. This is enough: >> >> on mouseUp >> GoRed >> end mouseUp >> >> -- >> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com >> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com >> >> >> >>> On July 10, 2017 1:50:39 AM Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> I am obviously missing something . . . >>> >>> . . . so badly so that I've been trawling Danny Goodman's "Complete" HC >>> 2 . . . >>> >>> and NOT getting 'it' . . . >>> >>> SO: one can set up a custom command: >>> >>> on GoRed >>> set the backGroundColor of card 1 to red >>> end GoRed >>> >>> and one can call it: >>> >>> on mouseUp >>> do GoRed >>> end mouseUp >>> >>> and one can set up a custom function: >>> >>> function GoRed >>> set the backGroundColor of card 1 to red >>> end function >>> >>> Now: is the reason I cannot call that function because it takes NO >>> parameters? >>> >>> Richmond. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
